The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-17
AN ECOENTRIO MAN,
John Frey Dies In Tuscarawas County lwa
From Home and Friends,

John Frey Dies In Tuscarawas County lwa
From Home and Friends.
0sNABURG, February l6.-The body of
old man Frey found dead in Tuscarawas
county, as given In the Cleveland Penny
Press OF last Thursday, was John Frey,
OF Osnaburg township, at one time d.
prosperous farmer of this vicinity. Mr..
Frey Is the father-in-law of Mr.. Reason
Schmuek, now owner Of the Frey farm.
Mr.. Sehmuck was notified as TO the Press
article but gave little credence to the
report, as such reports had been circu-
lated before, However, being a sOn.in-
law, he felt 1t his duty to show his will
ingness to ascertain the facts and wrote
to the coroner of TQscaFaWas county
and gave him the descFiptiOn--age
complexion, height, etc,-Of Mr. Frey
and requested the coroner 10 wire
him Immediately IL the body found
could be identh d by the description
given. No word was received until TO-
day, upon the receipt Of which Mr..
schmuck and son of Mr.. Frey started
Immediately for TuscaTawas county to
take possession Of the body, and If we'll
preserved will bring 1t to 0snshurg for
lnterment. His sudden death is not at
all startling to his near relatives, as he
was known to have heart disease for a
number Of years. The coroner states
that be OveTtaxed himself by carrying
load of wood on his shoulders. The past
four or five years Of Mr. Frey's life has
been rowing one, and bis whereabouts
was unknown to his only son and
daughter for several years. Somehow
MIR. SchmUck found out that Mr.. Frey
lived or rather stayed down at New
Cumberland A visit was paid him by
his son, and he prevailed on him to re.
| turn to his own home, but without suC-
cess. However, Mr.. Frey preferred to
cast his lot upon the barren mountains
to that of the care of kind and loving
daughter. He had good home if he
would only have accepted 1t. When his
farm was sold to his son In law, proVis.
ion was made in the sale for home
with him during his lifetime. He was
an eccentric old man and put great
value on old trash. His delight was In
attending sales and buying old iron and
old buggies, When Mr.. Schmuck got DOS
session of the farm he found himself
blockaded with old buggles and wagons.
The upper part of the house was weighed
down with old iron and everything was
in a dilapidated condition. Frey was
widOwer for some years and occupied
Che house by himself. Mr.. Sehmuck
being one Of our neat and tidy farmers
soon played havoc with tha old buggles
and wagons. He threw them out on
pile and put match TO them. This
grieVed the old man. He saw his accu.
mutation Of years az go up In smoke
and left his home never to return i've.
Frey was also lover of patent rights
and was the owner of some twenty
different patents. Some of them cost
him quite sum Of money, but they
were all just so much trash Ais.r they
we're once In his possession they were
$50 to speak) dead, as he Driz9d them as
80 much gold and silver. His life was
failure. Frey's son and daughter are
ciassed among the best people of 05na-
burg, and would have gladly been a
comfort to him In his declining years,
but he preferred strangers to his own
offspring. BF.S,